Test of Text-to-Speech (TTS) Abbreviations in Waze Clients

[kentsmith9]

Would you put Avenue S as Ave 'S' or just leave it as Avenue 'S'?

Not sure. Is it "Avenue Ess" or "Avenue South"? Which is the noun? Does it really need to be abbreviated at all? Maybe it's time to get rid of them altogether. Devices have much higher resolutions these days, and there's plenty of space on the screen for full road names... [/rant]

I don't think so. Resolutions are getting higher but not all screens are getting bigger. I think you'll have a tough time justifying spelling out "Boulevard" or "Throughway" in any case.

I absolutely agree. I still have an iPhone and my screen is the same as it was 3 years ago. With a huge market share of smartphones I believe we still need to keep the text condensed as much as possible in the directional text areas.

[CBenson]

So I just came across the first UR that I have seen that objects to the spelling of an abbreviation. The UR states: "xing is not how you spell crossing!'" The TTS here does speak "xing" as "crossing." So this objection is purely a display objection. Should we not use the abbreviation "xing" if users (or at least one user) objects to the spelling but the TTS is correct?

[AndyPoms]

So I just came across the first UR that I have seen that objects to the spelling of an abbreviation. The UR states: "xing is not how you spell crossing!'" The TTS here does speak "xing" as "crossing." So this objection is purely a display objection. Should we not use the abbreviation "xing" if users (or at least one user) objects to the spelling but the TTS is correct?

Xing is a standard MUTCD abbreviation, so I don't see why it shouldn't be used. http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2003/part1/part1a.htm

[orbitc]

I think, in our case we wanted to keep Avenue as "Avenue" since it's a proper noun.
Ex: Avenue S is the actual street name. Therefore, we are NOT changing to Ave S
Also, Colony Crossing is an actual street name, therefore, it should be Colony Crossing.
More importantly, We never suggested to change general "Ave" abbreviations to "Avenue"
Ex: Main Ave still remains as Main Ave

[CBenson]

Also, Colony Crossing is an actual street name, therefore, it should be Colony Crossing.

Its not Colony Crossing Street

I think of "Colony" as the name and "Crossing" as the road type.
Thus:
Colony Street - Colony St
Colony Drive - Colony Dr
Colony Boulevard - Colony Blvd
Colony Avenue - Colony Ave
Colony Road - Colony Rd
Colony Crossing - Colony Xing

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[orbitc]

Also, Colony Crossing is an actual street name, therefore, it should be Colony Crossing.

Its not Colony Crossing Street

I think of "Colony" as the name and "Crossing" as the road type.
Thus:
Colony Street - Colony St
Colony Drive - Colony Dr
Colony Boulevard - Colony Blvd
Colony Avenue - Colony Ave
Colony Road - Colony Rd
Colony Crossing - Colony Xing

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If that's the case, I agree with you.

[xteejx]

Are dashes - being said as pauses? Recently it sounds like they're not...

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[orbitc]

No

[xteejx]

If that is the case, what has changed and why?

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[orbitc]

We are waiting for some tests done by one of the Waze Champs. We are not changing anything.
As for the rest, you might have to read last few posts.